Comments on: Educational Access at Our Fingertips http://edwardsmagazine.com/2009/11/30/educational-access-at-our-fingertips/ Inspire. Inform. Celebrate. Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rachel Elliott http://edwardsmagazine.com/2009/11/30/educational-access-at-our-fingertips/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Rachel Elliott Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:03:53 +0000 http://edwardsmagazine.com/?p=667#comment-33 I think that, for the most part, blogs are a great idea in the classroom. It has long been known that students (and the rest of us) put more effort into writing pieces that will be read by others and blogs allow us to create situations where students' work can be read by as many people as we like. A blog can also be used to provide opportunities for writing that are not only academic. I am finding that more and more students only write when they are forced to by teachers and I often encourage students to keep a blog that is purely for enjoyment and personal interest in the hopes that they will find joy in writing once again! Of course, the downside is the fact that students are (at times) putting personal information on the internet and this must be closely monitored by teachers and parents alike. All students need to be taught to be careful users of public web spaces for their own personal safety. If students can be taught proper web eitiquette and web awareness through using the tools it can be a very powerful experience. I think that, for the most part, blogs are a great idea in the classroom. It has long been known that students (and the rest of us) put more effort into writing pieces that will be read by others and blogs allow us to create situations where students’ work can be read by as many people as we like. A blog can also be used to provide opportunities for writing that are not only academic. I am finding that more and more students only write when they are forced to by teachers and I often encourage students to keep a blog that is purely for enjoyment and personal interest in the hopes that they will find joy in writing once again!

Of course, the downside is the fact that students are (at times) putting personal information on the internet and this must be closely monitored by teachers and parents alike. All students need to be taught to be careful users of public web spaces for their own personal safety. If students can be taught proper web eitiquette and web awareness through using the tools it can be a very powerful experience.

]]> By: CanGirl http://edwardsmagazine.com/2009/11/30/educational-access-at-our-fingertips/comment-page-1/#comment-30 CanGirl Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:07:09 +0000 http://edwardsmagazine.com/?p=667#comment-30 So, what do teachers think about using blogs as educational tools? http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/04/teachers-blog-complement-class-sessions.html So, what do teachers think about using blogs as educational tools?

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/04/teachers-blog-complement-class-sessions.html

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